The Arizona sentinel., 1887-02-26
nary capacity who can not learn those

remarkable in that city for bright
 with informal lectures on the signs of
 character, Illustrated with quantities
 of photographs and authentic portraits,
 followed by off hand readings of faces
 about her, given with equal keenness
 and tact. Mrs. Mary Olmstead Stan
 ton, wife of the publisher of the Ar-
 gonaut, himself one of the finest story
 tellers in country where the racon-
 teur's is a fine art, comes rightly by
 her cleverness, as report assigns her
 to the same family as Professor Olm-
 stead, whose philosophy is a school
 classic. She is just that type of
 California woman who keeps house de-
 lightfully and is as charmingly cordial
 in society as if her life began and ended
 in these things, but who can attend to
 business shrewdly, buy ranch orplant
 a vineyard, and keeps pet science or
 two in hand for her private study. In
 climate where the ashes and ailments
 of women vanish in the elixir of its air,
 where good living is the rule, and the
 faithful Chinaman relieves them of the
 great burden of housekeeping, woman
 can show what she IS worth. Some years since Mrs. Stanton wrote her ob- servations on ''How to Read Faces"
 book of genuine acuteness and research
 that seemed to interest learned profes- sors, fashionable women and sharp country boys alike. I found a crippled
 agent in little New England railway station completely taken up with it,
 and bright school-boy ''took it in'' so
 far that his reading of everybody's
 character were more candid than agree
 able
 "The more varied the features" says one author, ''the more depressions and
 elevations in the face, the greater the variety of character exhibited. A smooth, small-featured, unwrinkled face always discloses a small, unemo- tional, selfish character, of very small capacities. A mans real character is spread all over him. The face sums up the whole man. Rectitude of character is known by the width of the chin, as in the faces of Washington and Isaac Newton; also by the setting of the eye. Any eye off the straight line varies from truthful significance, according to its deflection, from the persons who would rather tell pleasant untruth thon be the bearers of harsh tidings, to the artists in craft with eyes dropping at the outer corners. Eirmness and tenacity of purpose are shown in the length of the lower jaw and chin, as in the face of Anna Dickin- son, which admirably illustrates this faculty. The chin is the seat of strength of character, which depends on firm bone support. Bone shows integrity, muscle more of the affectional nature. The scientific physiognomist knows well how much such women as Miss Dickinson and Miss Frances Willard owe their success to a good, honest, bony system. The full, rolling under lip is a sure sign of generosity and be- nevolence, as in the portraits of Will berforce and Lincoln. An upper lip thick and red in the center shows large amative power and also muscular strength. The round eye like dove's is an unfailing sign of large mating ability. Almond-shaped eyes prove promiscuous love. The upper lip like Cupid's bow shows great tenderness and love for children, which is never found with a gloomy or sad disposi- ton. A friendly nature is known by the fullness of the upper cheek. A long upper lip shows self-esteem, as in the faces of Bradlaugh, Herbert Spencer and John G. Whittier. The most prominent sign of modesty- which may consist with large self esteem-is the groove in the center of the upper lip.
 1.-The outward signs of force of char acter are breadth of chest, wide mouth and nostrils, high cheek bones. and re- latively small and wide head Se- cretiveness is shown by compressed and thin lips, and small mouth if the lips are thin. Broad, flat nostrils are the signs of the quality. The large eyes and mouth are evidence of volume of | language. All orators have large | mouths, Among men of power and | secretiveness are never mark | ed; they do not need it. Caution IS seen in the long nose. Hope is strong when the septum or middle portion of | the nose projects below the sides; clearness of the skin and eyes is another sign. When the septum is dropping at the tip, as in Canova's face, or that of Mrs. Siddons or La Place, the faculty l of analysis is large. Ideality is known by width of the tip of the nose, giving it square-cut appearance, as in Byron, Irving, Vernet, Mrs. Stowe and a host | of other authors and artists. Noses | high and projecting at the tip show of human nature and | love for its study. This is a nose for a physician. All eminent doctors, natur- alists and philosophers show this feat ure. It is the probing, inquiring nose. Fullness of the sides of the nose denotes large constructive powers, as in Morse | and Edison. The higher and broader the bridge of the nose, the greater is the development of veneration. Self will is shown by the height of the nose at itc rOot A II undavplOnad raceS and |